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'0. G. LAW. DOCUMENT FILING ENVELOP. APPLIUATION FILED APR.8,1908.

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Doc/Xi. paezJ/ MONTGOM RY coumY PROBA E COURT.

[NTHE MATTER OF STATE OF THE DECEASED ADMZ W R0551?" J. HOE

PFUEA TE JUDGE,

Patented June 1, 1909.

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OLIVER e. LAW, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

DOCUMENT-FILING ENVELOP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER G. LAW, citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Document-FilingEnvelops; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,- and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this sp ecification.

This invention relates to im rovements in document filing envelops, sueas are used for filing papers in robate, common pleas and other courts.(living to the great number of such filing envelops so used, it is thecustom on account of the economy in space, to arrange such envelops uright, one in the rear of the other in assemb ages of from one to twodozen, and to com ress them together by a clamp in the rear. his rendersit difficult to select an envelop from the assemblage .without releasingthe clamp or removing a number of envelops in order to enable the titleor number of the case inscribed thereon to be read in selecting theenvelop to be removed. In order to remove'this difficulty and to enablea selection of any desired envelop without being putto the trouble ofreleasing the clamp or removing those envelops in front, is the primaryobject of the present invention. Thls is accom lished by extendingthefront of each enve op suitable distance above the top of the envelopproper'to provide necessary space for the notation of the number of thecase or any other data indicating the papers filed in each particularenvelop. Owing to the great amount 'of handling that these envelops aresubjected to, it is important that they be so constructed as to not tearat the mouth of the envelop, the place most liable to give way. It istherefore another object of the invention to reinforce the sides of theenvelop adjacent to the mouth to give such parts suitable tenacity andwearing quality.

Preceding a detail description of the invention, reference is made tothe accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1, is a view of anassemblage of filing envelops in perspective, after the manner ofarranging them in probate court offioes and elsewhere. Fig. 2, is avertical lon- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8, 1908.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Serial No. 425,802.

gitudinal section through one of such envelops on the line 0 c ofFig. 1. Fig. 3, is a cross section of an envelop just below the mouth onthe line b b of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a detail sectional view of one sideof the envelop on the line a a of Fig. 2.

In a detail description of the invention, similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts.

The assemblage of filing envelops shown in Fig. 1, are each identical inconstruction and are there shown one in the rear of the other as iscustomary in using them in probate courts and other places where theiruse is demanded. Each of such envelo s consists of a front A and a rearside B whic are united at their longitudinal and bottom edges by in-Wardly;breaking folds 0, otherwise termed accordion plaits. The front ofsuch filing envelops is utilized for various engrossing data relatingmore or less to the contents of the papers or files contained therein.The accordion. plaits or side folds provide well-known means forenabling the envelop to enlarge or expand accbrding to .the bulk of thecontents thereof.

-A novel feature of the present invention extended portion of eachenvelop to contain a suitable index to the contents thereof which may beseen Without necessitating the release of the damp which holds themcompact, or the removal of the envelop in front of the one to beremoved. In the present instance, No. is inscribed on this extendedportion of each envelopl with a line extending therefrom upon whic thenumber of the case to which the papers contained in the envelop relate,may be placed, or any other data which may be an index to the contentsof the envelop.

It will be seen from Fig. 1, that when a number of these envelops areplaced one in the rear of the other, these extended portions D may beseen without it being necessary to remove the envelops in front of it orreleasing the clamp. Another advantage of this extended portion D of theenvelop is that it provides a convenient finger-hold b which the envelopmay be conveniently wit drawn by the hand. The inside of the envelop atthe mouth is reinforced by the application of strain of the envelop,said folds are extended up beyond the mouth of the envelo and arefolded. over on the inside of the enve op as at G and are adhered to theinner sides of the folds at such points. This adds double strength tothe envelops at these points which are called upon to withstand thegreater portion of the due to the placing of the contents in theenvelops and their removal therefroml The front and rear sides of theenvelop are carried around the edges as at A and B and are thereinclosed on the outer sides by the strips C, the upper ends of which;are carried over in the form of the reinforcing portions G, so that theparts A and B cooperate with the strips 0 on each side of the envelopand extended above the mouth thereof to rovidea space for an index tothe contents 0 the envelop, and to 1provide a hand-hold for thewithdrawal oft e envelop from its filing position, the-inwardl -break1ngfolds-uniting the I front and rear si es, being "constructed byextending the-longitudinal edges of said front and rear sidesinwardlyand reinforcing themv on their outer sides by longitudinalstrips which are carried upwardly and turned over at their up er endsinto the mouth of ,theen velop tially as shown and'described. Intestimony whereof I aifix in presence of two Witnesses.

LIVER Witnesses: v

CARO YN M. THEOBALD, M'A'r'rnnw SIEBLER.

my signatu e and t ere caused to adhere to the inner sides of theinturned longitudinal edges of the front and'rear sides-0f the envelop,suhstan

